Majuro vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Majuro	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1488	$547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2942	$1353
🏠 One person rent	$953	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$1442	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.2	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$993	$414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	1	17
😀 Quality of life	34	51
🏙️ Population	30K	317K

The cost of living in Majuro is 172% more expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 3483rd and 8259th ($1488 vs $547) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check the Marshall Islands vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Majuro compared to 0.8 months in Port Moresby. Majuro ranked 1st best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 7611th and 6197th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Port Moresby

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	Majuro	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$692	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1379	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1082	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.94%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1327	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.25	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.08	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.48	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$7.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.89	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.75	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.02	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$35.2	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$151	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3548	$3751

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Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1494
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$514
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$669
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$659
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1401
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1411
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$1946
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$660
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$977
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$810
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$644
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$808
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1427
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2909
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$647
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$531
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1604
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1604
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1652
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1002
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$513
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2735
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$420
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2562
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3020
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3034
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1335
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2328
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1667
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1192
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$531
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1335
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$420
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1667
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1411
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1401
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1478
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$500
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1617
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$505
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1683
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1748
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2016
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1677
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2067
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$507
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$1946
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$502
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1192
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$511
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$501
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1185
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$669
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$503
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$442
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1604
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1604
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1652
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681